Three Cities

I haven't communicated for a while. Got busy elsewhere, and now the goblin season is upon us. To lighten everyones spirit, consider the following words from "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carrol.

"'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone,'it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'

'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean somany different things.'

'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that'sall.' "***ECC 1.01.025 Definitions.A. "City" means the city of Edmonds, Washington, or ....B. "City council" means the city council of the city of Edmonds.C. "County" means Snohomish County.D. "Mayor" means the mayor of the city of Edmonds.G. "Person" means natural person, joint venture, joint stock company,partnership .... (carried to page I don't have)***

"Edmonds City Code". Hmmm...Edmonds city of Edmonds, Washington Code?

"Edmonds City council". Hmmm....Edmonds city council of the city of Edmonds?

"city of Edmonds". Hmmmm......municipal corporation in the state of Washington, chartered under the Washington Constitution of 1878, and the laws of this state?

"City of Edmonds". Hhmmmmmmmm.....city of Edmonds, Washington of Edmonds.municipal corporation in the State of Washington, chartered under the Constitution of the State of Washington of 1889, and the laws of this State?

"CITY OF EDMONDS". Hhhmmmmmmmm....municipal corporation in the State of Washington, non-charter code city, under the Constitution of the State of Washington of 1889, and the laws of this State, creating a private law pure contract governance entity, implemented in January 1971, under RCW 35A.12 [by ordinance 1513, 1970]? Perhaps operational under another corporation named, STATE OF WASHINGTON?

***ECC 2.15.030 Judges - Appointment - Qualifications.B. A person appointed a municipal judge shall be a citizen of theUnited States of America and of the state of Washington; and anattorney admitted to practice law before the courts of record of thestate of Washington.***

"citizen of the United States of America"?"and of the state of Washington"?

"and admitted to practice law before the courts of record of the state of Washington"?

How many different bar exams are there? Is there one for the State of Washington and another for the state of Washington? One would hope so, if the laws are different, and the exam is supposed to ensure proficiency.

How many municipal court judges are qualified before the courts of record of the state of Washington? Could it be ????

Where to obtain a certified list of all attorneys admitted, and the date of admittance?